Vol 06

Earlier this year I had the best thirtieth birthday I could ask for. I was invited to Tim Sweeney's Apple Music Studio in Union Square to talk about a new website for Beats in Space. The redesign and replatforming was centered around making it easy for Tim to publish and promote the show every week. As a longtime fan of the show, I wanted to make it enjoyable to dig deeper into the show's vast archive with over 2,462 mixes, 40,250 tracks, 16,854 DJ pages.

Thomas Hervé led the web design. He conceptualized a graphic experience that would allow the content to shine, while inviting people to discover the archive and find inspiration.

When you open a show you get to see the two parts with the full track playlist. Clicking on any artist is gonna take you to a dynamic artist page where you can see other mixes that the artist was played in. From there you can easily find yourself in another show from another set of DJs that you've never heard of. We wanted to facilitate rabbit holes in a non-algorithmic way (see are.na's about page), jokingly leading people into self-imposed "happy" doom scrolling.

It was also important to acknowledge how Beats in Space wouldn't be what it is without its community. Now you can leave comments on shows, save tracks you want to come back to, and make a Beats in Space account to stay up to date with everything happening with the show.

This was an absolute dream project. Tim, Thomas, and I all shared a deep passion for the show and what it represents for the dance music community. Beats in Space is a true example of creativity, passion, and dedication, a lifelong devotion to something you love.

Please dive into the new site, make an account and get lost in the catalog. Save mixes and leave comments. Enjoy :)